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The brilliant Denzil Meyrick has had us in stitches all evening!! Hosted by the brilliant @fionastalkerjourno, we’ve learned how to say his name properly, what happens when fans come up to talk to him, and some amazing anecdotes from his life as a police officer! #dcidaley #therelentlesstide

Did someone say ‘Harry Potter Trivial Pursuit’?! Challenge your friends to sort out the wizards from the muggles with this awesome addition to your games cupboard! ⚡️🦉#harrypotter #mugglelife #youreawizardharry #niffler

Are you all caught up on Bake Off? Try out your very own technical challenges with Prue Leith’s new cookbook ‘Prue’! Guaranteed to have some mouthwatering dishes (with none of the soggy bottoms!) inside, we have a few signed copies instore now!! #greatbritishbakeoff #prueleith #prue #yumyum

Spotted in our Children’s Department: the cutest darn JellyCat polar bears (outside of the Highland Wildlife Park!) Want your own cuddly little companion? Pop into the shop now, before our booksellers keep them all!! #hamishthepolarbear #jellycat #itssofluffy

Are you as excited as our booksellers for the release of JK Rowling’s new book?! Writing as Robert Galbraith, the brilliant Lethal White follows Cormoran Strike on his latest thrilling case! And even better, it’s half price!!! Pick up your copy in store now! 📚

Two of the most exciting books of the year will be waiting for you at the beginning of next month!⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
Jacqueline Wilson's My Mum Tracy Beaker and the illustrated Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling, with Chris Riddell's drawings, are highly anticipated, so pre-order your copy today!

Two amazing series are coming to an end this year - and we cannot wait to read them!⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are incredibly excited (nervous? tissues at the ready?) for the last book in Cassandra Clare's Dark Artifices series, Queen of Air and Darkness, and the very last Throne of Glass book, Kingdom of Ash, by Sarah J Maas.⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Did you know you can pre-order them with us?

So many great books are coming to us in October 📗📘📙
Would you like to get your hands on a copy as soon as it's out? Pre-order with us today, and save money with our offers! ✨
C.J. Samson - Tombland... Sarah Perry - Melmoth Bernard Cornwell - War of the Wolf
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Look what's back! ✨ Save an extra 5% with our Waterstones Student plus card. *Please remember to bring a valid student ID when you sign up* #Waterstones #WaterstonesAberdeen #waterstonesplus

Join us on Sunday 4th of November to chat about THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL by SOMAN CHAINANI! This is a dark and exciting fantasy adventure story, about a boarding school where lost children are sent to become fairytale heroes or villains! It looks like a brilliant read. The event is aimed at children aged 8+ Please pop in store or contact us to reserve a place.
We look forward to seeing you at 11 in the cafe.

** UPDATE ** We are back up and running with our phone systems today (4/9/18)! Thank you to everyone for their patience yesterday :-D
Due to some technical issues, we are unable to take phonecalls instore today. If you have any queries, please email us at aberdeen@waterstones.com or send us a Facebook message!

We are thrilled to have Denzil Meyrick in our shop to talk about his new book, The Relentless Tide. The long awaited sixth DCI Daley outing sees ghosts from the past washed up in a dark tide of vengeance. This event is free and will be chaired by Fiona Stalker from BBC Scotland. A Q&A and book signing will follow. Book your place online, by phone or instore

Our Waterstones plus cards have arrived 🎉sign up to our exciting new loyalty card scheme next time you're in our store!
Please remember to bring a valid student ID when signing up for the Waterstones plus Student 😊

Our bookseller Dalia recommends: 'Joan Eardley, a Glaswegian artist, found her favourite place in the world in Catterline, just south of Aberdeen. You can find out the reason in this gorgeous book, an absolute delight for the senses.'⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ We've got plenty of art books in our shop, so feel free to come by and have a chat with Dalia about them!⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Waterstones #WaterstonesAberdeen #art #artbooks #bookseller #booksellersrecommend

Thanks for coming along to our Slime events! They were great fun and we enjoyed them all so much, and we hope you did too! Keep your eyes peeled for more kids' events like this. #waterstonesaberdeen #waterstones #slime

Check out the display for our non-fiction Book of the Month, The Billion Dollar Spy! ✨

This beautiful edition has just arrived in our shop! It's a fantastic compilation of stories perfect for younger readers, this will take you and your little one around the world without having to leave your living room! #bookshop #waterstones #waterstonesaberdeen #unesco #wanderlust

The lovely @louise.greig just popped by and signed for us her newest and beautiful picture book, Sweep! With gorgeous illustrations by @juliasardaportabella WE LOVE IT!

Pssst.... Spotted back in Scotland: it’s Peppa 🐷 Grab your Waterstones exclusive copy while stocks last!

My daughter and I went to meet Chris Riddell last night and what an amazing experience for her. Staff were helpful on arriving and Chris himself was a true gentleman! �

Marvellous customer service, the sales team really make a routine visit to a high street trader in bound up bits of paper into a truly life affirming experience, bravo!

I love the way it's set out. And the cafe is small but lovely. Had excellent service both with finding books and cafe. �����

Excellent service very friendly and informative thank you �

A total of 10 books in total this trip, couldn't help myself. The staff are extremely welcoming and helpful and everything is laid out so well. Love this shop.

Went to the harry potter event for the first time we both had an enjoyable evening there cant wait until the next one my daughter took her glasses wand and dressed in harry potter clothes

Great staff who are friendly and really helpful. Not the best selection of product, but what they don't have they can get. Really good shop.